Do the opposition’s differences pave the way for the Justice and Development candidate to win the Istanbul municipality?. It is unclear how the Turkish opposition will contest the local council elections.
36 political parties have a quorum to participate in the elections scheduled to be held at the end of this month. The political scene in Turkey has been developing dramatically since the May 2023 presidential elections in which President Recep Tayyip Erdogan defeated opposition candidate Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu. Despite the dispersion of the opposition parties, Imamoglu still has a chance to compete for the mayor of Istanbul.